LEARNING TARGETS:
1. I can utilize digital media (e reader) to enhance
my reading through text tagging or note-taking
features.
2. I can utilize digital media (e reader) to enhance
my contribution to discussion.
3. I can come to a discussion prepared by reading
and researching.
4. I can formulate meaning from my preparation.
5. I can construct civil and democratic discussions.
6. I can construct clear goals, deadlines, and roles
within a group.
7. I can challenge ideas and conclusions.
8. I can respond thoughtfully and appropriately to
others in discussion.
9. I can analyze the text for theme.
Mary Shelley's --Frankenstein
Themes:
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Do we allow technology to
dehumanize us?
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You never know what is enough unless you
know what is more than enough. ~William
Blake
I will not reason and compare: my business is
to create. ~William Blake
“No man chooses evil because it is evil; he
only mistakes it for happiness, the good he
seeks.” ~Mary Shelley
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Monstrosity—society unfairly associates
physical deformity with monstrosity
Isolation – abandonment and lack of proper
nurture shapes the Monster’s nature.
Tampering in a Godlike Domain –
limitations of science
Frankenstein’s self-centeredness leads
inevitable to self-destruction
Pursuit of forbidden knowledge
Revenge
Healing powers of nature
Technology vs. humanity—the effects of
technology on quality of life
Frankenstein
Mrs. Tonsing
English 12CP – British Literature
Romanticism
The Letters: Robert Walton and the stranger he rescues share a
number of similarities. As you read Walton’s letters, make notes in a
chart about each character’s situation, goals, attitude, and
personal qualities. Consider both the character’s statements and
actions. When you create the chart, take time to think about the things
the men have in common. View Introduction & Cast 60sec recap
on Wikispace.
Chapters 1-4: Create a new character organizer that includes
Victor, Caroline, Elizabeth & Henry Clerval. Identify important details
about their background and personality. What do these
relationships tell you about Victor’s personality and values? View
60secondrecap – plot and summary.
Chapters 5-7: Add Justine, William, & the Creature to your
character chart. What theme are you finding yourself drawn to as
you read up to this point? Explain how you see this theme present
in the novel up to this point. Be ready to discuss this in your literature
group with the help of your text tagging and notes. View
60secondrecap – Monstrosity & Thirst for Knowledge.
Chapters 8-11: How does Justine’s death contribute to your theme
that you’ve chosen? Be able to dialogue about the encounter between
Victor & the Creature. Tag your text to provide evidence and don’t
forget to make some notes. View 60secondrecap – Context
Chapters 12-15: The Creature and the Cottagers. After the
Creature retreats to nature, while learning by observation, it is in his
search for knowledge that he becomes the ‘Monster’. View the
60secondrecap on the Wikispace ‘The Monster’. Be ready to
dialogue about his encounter with the Cottagers and his
transformation. Think about the theme of abandonment. Tag your text
to provide evidence.
Chapters 16-19: The definition of tragedy is a story that ends in
the downfall of its main character & sparks fear & pity in the reader. It
expresses a tragic view of life; that a noble person brings on his/her
suffering or death through some failure of error. Explain how
Frankenstein fits this definition of tragedy. Tag your text to provide
evidence.
Chapters 20-24: How has Frankenstein failed as a human being?
What traits or attributes led to the Creature’s fate?
Two Characters in One? Many who have not read the novel think
that Frankenstein is the name of the creature, not the scientist who
brought him to life. Some believe that this mistake has some symbolic
truth. Are Victor and the Creature two sides of the same person?
2 sides of a personality?
What are the ethical
responsibilities of
the creator?
Who is really
responsible for the
actions of the
creature?
At what point
should science or
technology stop?
How does society
unfairly associate
deformity with
monstrosity?
Should we or
Shouldn't we?
Tag your Text!! Find your theme and evidence
to support it as you read.
Read and Write like a Detective/ C.S.I. Responses
Claim – what is your topic? Restate your position on the topic
being asked.
Support—What evidence do you see in the text?
Interpret—What do you think about the evidence?
Objective: Create a written response and a video
presentation in which you evaluate and analyze a written
work, Frankenstein, and its demonstration of themes present
in the novel.
Assignment: Read the novel, gathering evidence (textual
evidence) to support a theme in the novel.
In order to correctly evaluate and analyze the novel one must
provide:
 A statement of claim
 A statement of support with appropriate parenthetical
citations
 A statement of personal interpretation
"Learn from me, if not by my precepts, at least by my
example, how dangerous is the acquirement of
knowledge, and how much happier that man is who
believes his native town to be the world, than he who
aspires to become greater than his nature will
allow." ~-Dr. Victor Frankenstein
What will you contribute
to your literature group?
Expectations: refer to handout as well.
Reporter: cover plot summary of text and
60secondrecap
Detective: share coded passages & expansion
ideas
Facilitator: generate discussion on themes,
characters, and discussion questions,
assignments & expansion projects.
Recorder: Summarize group discussion via
140 character tweet to #FrankieNHS What was
the focus of your conversation?
Summary statement must be tweeted at
the end of all group discussions.